Tarnos - La Digue Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Tarnos has in store for the next couple of weeks. Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the first week and a half is looking pretty flat and messy. There’s a real dry spell until we get past the middle of the month. The water’s running at 74°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least you won’t be freezing if you’re just floating around.

The first real chance of anything decent doesn’t come until Tuesday the 14th of July. We’ve got a bit of a pulse pushing through on the Tuesday morning, with a WNW swell around 6ft, period of 11 seconds, and a combined energy reading of 706 (moderate wave energy). Problem is, the wind is onshore from the west at 6 mph, so it’s gonna be lumpy. The wave comment says ‘marginal’ – it’s not a write-off for a frother on a bigger board, but it’ll be far from pretty. The afternoon drops to 5ft, still cross-onshore. Not the day to bring your A-game.

Now, here’s where I get a little excited. Saturday the 18th of July, the morning slot, is the standout. The swell is 5ft from the WNW, period at 9 seconds. The combined energy is 377 (moderate). But the key here is the wind: it’s glassy, dead calm from the NNE at just 3 mph. That’s a major positive. The wave comment says “expect good surf conditions” – that’s the only time in the whole outlook we get that. Tarnos – La Digue is a beach/jetty setup, fairly consistent, exposed to the west. It can get a bit busy sometimes, but for that morning, with clean, glassy conditions and a solid waist-to-chest high swell, it could be a real treat. The afternoon, though, the wind picks up to a moderate cross-shore from the NNW at 12 mph, and the quality drops.

Before that Saturday, the rest is a ghost town. From now right through to the 13th, we’re looking at tiny ankle-to-knee high dribble, often with cross-onshore or onshore winds. Not worth paddling out for. The only other half-chance is the Wednesday the 18th afternoon, but the wind is up. Don’t bother.

So to sum it up: hold out for the morning of Saturday, 18th of July. That’s your window. Clean, glassy lines at Tarnos with a bit of size. The rest of the run is a write-off.

Stay patient.

Rusty.

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